Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

[leonz]

OK, now I am really confused.

1. Are you saying that 99% of flail mowers rotate in the direction of travel or that 99% of the flail mowers have
a drum that rotates counter to direction of travel?

2. In a similar vein, which are most likely to throw something toward the operator, those that rotate in the direction of travel,
(i.e., the same direction as the tractor wheels) or those that have a drum that rotates counter to direction of travel?

3. Finally, you have mentioned in several of your posts that you believe that the safety standards on the European flails are at least the equal, if not a bit better, than the US flails. How does this square with the counter rotating drums.

Thanks again....

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NOW:

Number 1.

IF the flailmower you purchase and use is operated properly and maintained
there is a very slight chance(one percent or less). impacts with garden hose snakes,
smooth electric fence wire and barbed wire are another experience many can
relate to in past experience.





When your tractors wheels are traveling forward (counter clockwise) the flail mower rotor(if you werre looking at it on the left side) as it is rotating IS clockwise.

Number 2.

Technically neither type; BECAUSE the flail mower if properly used is riding on the rear roller
with the flail mower hood close to the ground creating the suction needed to lift the clippings up
and over the flail mower rotor.

Most of the forward discharge flail mowers
(THAT ARE SIDE MOUNTED FOLDING OR BOOM TYPE FLAIL MOWERS)
have a higher front entry for the brush being mowed which allows the
material(potential junk object) impacted to be cast forward more effectively to
prevent the object from being discharged at traffic approaching from the rear.






Number 3.

The European safety standards for mowers of all types ARE much more stringent than
ours ever will be.

A non issue; BECAUSE most the European flail mowers used around pedestrians have the
folding/hinged debris shields in front in the narrow area where the grass enters to be sliced.

Most of these flail mowers that can be mounted in front or the rear have the debris shields
as standard equipment.

A rear mounted integral(three point hitch) mounted flail mower with the properly adjusted
top link will provide you with a very safe brush and grass mower AND you will have a very
low chance of throwing anything forward at the operator AS I explained previously because
the operators seat is above and forward of the flail mower.

 

[powerline]

So I purchased a Caroni TM1600 and was wondering if the slotted hole for the top link gets used or the fixed hole?

 

[soilsailor]

So I purchased a Caroni TM1600 and was wondering if the slotted hole for the top link gets used or the fixed hole?

I use the slot on mine. Provides some ability to float and pivot.

 

[IslandTractor]

I use the slot on mine. Provides some ability to float and pivot.

Correct, that allows the mower to ride on the rear roller and follow the ground contour better.

 

[nova3930]

Got my new to me Boomer 50 Friday. Hooked up the flail this afternoon and ran a couple test runs. Noticed it cutting like crap. Take a look underneath and I'm missing something like 7 of the 33 blades. No wonder it weren't cutting right.

 

[nova3930]

Make that 10 of 33. May as well get all new ones at this point considering some of the ones left are very worn

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

Make that 10 of 33. May as well get all new ones at this point considering some of the ones left are very worn

I have a 917 flail as well Nova. I'm thinking about changing out the blades on mine also. When/if you do yours, let us know how much of a pain it is. Pics would be nice as well.

 

[nova3930]

I have a 917 flail as well Nova. I'm thinking about changing out the blades on mine also. When/if you do yours, let us know how much of a pain it is. Pics would be nice as well.

I'll do my best. I blocked it up and crawled under tonight and it doesn't look all that hard. May be time consuming with 33 nuts and bolts but not hard. Probably bust out the corded drill to see if I can't speed things up.

 

[whirly]

I have a Mott 72 with 92 pair of blades. I replaced all of them in 6 Hours and the pins are held on with carter pins instead of nuts. So 33 pair shouldn't take that long. I do have a heavy duty rolling bench I put the flail on to do the work so I could work standing up.

 

[nova3930]

All new hardware on the way from flailmaster. Hangers, links, blades, everything. Figured if I was gonna work on it I may as well work it over completely.